extinction

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Once hunted to extinction in France, wolves began crossing over from Italy after gaining protected status under the 1979 Bern Convention.

From Barron's

“You have the power to choose coexistence over extinction,” Tiffany Yap, the center’s urban wildlands science director, told commissioners before the vote.

From Los Angeles Times

The illness is caused by the generalist parasite Plasmodium relictum and has played a central role in the steep declines and extinctions of native Hawaiian honeycreepers.

From Science Daily

Businesses risk extinction themselves unless they protect and restore the natural world, scientists across the globe are warning.

From BBC

At the same time, slower-growing trees with specialized traits face a growing risk of decline or extinction.

From Science Daily